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WHAT TO WATCH 23-29 May

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Warm up for the World Cup with James Graham's Dear England.



This week's best telly includes the launch of two big new dramas for the BBC, Catherine Shepherd's Two Weeks in August and James Graham's Dear England, as well as the return of their hit drama A Good Girl's Guide to Murder for its second series.


Elsewhere, Abbott Elementary returns with the final part of its fifth season, The Four Seasons returns for its second seires, Who Do You Think You Are? returns for its 23rd series, and Danny Dyer teams up with Rivals co-star Emily Atack to co-host ITV1's new reality quiz show Nobody's Fool, plus fresh from Last One Laughing, Sam Campbell's new comedy Make That Movie airs on Channel 4.


Here are 8 TV shows you can't miss this week...

1

 BRAND NEW DRAMA

TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST

Saturday 23rd May

9pm | BBC One



BBC One's first of two new dramas this week, Two Weeks in August has been written and created by Catherine Shepherd and stars Jessica Raine, Damien Molony, Antonia Thomas, Nicholas Pinnock, Leila Farzard and Hugh Skinner.


It follows the story of a woman who goes on holiday with her family and friends to rediscover joy in her life. But, here in paradise, what starts with an illicit kiss quickly turns the dream vacation into a nightmare - old wounds are reopened, sending the group in a chaotic spiral that soon begins to snowball, threatening to upend each of their lives in unexpected ways.


When they discover they are trapped on the island and face real-life-or-death situations, the group soon turns on each other to find out who is to blame.


Is Zoe responsible for the drama and destruction around her, or, as heaven turns to hell, are bigger forces at play? We are in Greece after all, the land of the ancient Gods...


 8 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE


2

 BRAND NEW REALITY QUIZ

NOBODY'S FOOL

Saturday 23rd May

9pm | ITV1



Rivals favourites Danny Dyer and Emily Atack team up to host ITV1's brand new strategic quiz show Nobody's Fool in which the fate of the contestants isn’t decided by how smart they are, but how smart their fellow contestants think they are.


Across the series, the players must determine who is the weakest amongst them and eliminate them. With quizzes played in secret, preconceptions, prejudices and first impressions start to come into play, with snap judgements and misdirection keeping the contestants, and viewers, guessing.


As each of the contestants sets out to prove their worth and value to the rest of the group, can the players suss out who is a genuine asset and who is simply faking it in a bid to stay in the game? And can a blagger with a plan ever beat a genius without one?


 5 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON ITVX

3

 BRAND NEW DRAMA

DEAR ENGLAND

Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May

9pm | BBC One



This week sees the launch of James Graham's new four-part drama, Dear England, which is based on his hit National Theatre play of the same name, which follows Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team.


With the worst team track record for penalties in the world when he takes over as manager, Gareth knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take England back to the promised land. The country that gave the world football has delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t the England team win at their own game?


Joseph Fiennes reprises the role he played on stage, Gareth Southgate, with Jodie Whittaker playing Pippa Grange, the England men’s team psychologist, and Jason Watkins playing former FA chairman Greg Dyke, with John Hodgkinson reprises his stage role as former FA chairman Greg Clarke. Daniel Ryan plays Steve Holland, former assistant manager for the England men’s team and Sam Spruell stars as fictional coach, Mike Webster.


 4 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE


4

 RETURNING FACTUAL

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

Tuesday 26th May

9pm | BBC One



Who Do You Think You Are? returns for its 23rd series this week with Zoe Ball wanting to find out about her roots.


With the help of her telly legend dad Johnny Ball she uncovers an unexpected connection to Scotland and a tale of hardship and resilience that took the family from industrial 19th century Glasgow to Bolton.


On her late mum’s side there’s a heartbreaking story of psychiatric illness and more migration, as she follows in her ancestors’ footsteps from Cornwall to the North East via Guernsey, as they searched for work and stability. For Zoe home is about the people not the place and she sees this played out in her family history.


Other famous faces taking part this series include Adeel Akhtar, Amy Dowden, Harriet Walter, Joe Swash, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Ruth Madeley and Toby Jones.


 8 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER 

4

 RETURNING COMEDY

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

Wednesday 27th May

Disney+



The second part of Abbott Elementary’s fifth season finally arrives in the UK this week, and this time, the staff are operating from an abandoned mall, dealing with parent concerns and a new, burnt-out guidance counsellor.


Janine and Gregory face PTA pressure, there's a possible threat to school funding, and a dramatic, high-stakes finale in Miami during a professional development weekend.


 STREAM ON DISNEY+

6

 RETURNING DRAMA

A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER

Wednesday 27th May

BBC iPlayer



Based on the bestselling novels by Holly Jackson, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder returns to the BBC this week.


Emma Myers returns as Pip, who, after solving the Andie Bell case in series one, is determined to fix the fallout and stay away from any more investigations.


But as Max Hastings’ trial approaches, Connor’s brother Jamie suddenly disappears, and Pip finds herself in a race against time to find him.


 6 EPISODES

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE


7

 RETURNING COMEDY DRAMA

THE FOUR SEASONS

Thursday 28th May

Netflix



Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen, and Colman Domingo return for the second season of The Four Seasons as the friends reunite for four new seasonal get-togethers, as they process a personal loss and embrace the regrets and reinventions of middle age.


Coming off a hard year, our group of friends carries on their tradition of vacationing together, now with a baby in tow.


 8 EPISODES

 STREAM ON NETFLIX  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE


8

 BRAND NEW COMEDY

MAKE THAT MOVIE

Thursday 28th May

10pm | Channel 4



Fresh from his stellar Last One Laughing performance, Sam Campbell is bringing us Make That Movie, a brand new six-part comedy, in which he stars as a hotshot director who scours the country for everyday people who have an idea for a feature film.


Sam and his team then race against the clock as they attempt to transform the idea into a film in just three days.


Sam’s elite crew of filmmakers are Lara Ricote as runner Jess, Aaron Chen as intimacy coordinator Sebastian, Helen Bauer as sound engineer Pat, and David Hargreaves as cinematographer Winnie.


 6 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON CHANNEL 4  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE



 
 
 

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